| Appendix A-1. Percentage of enrollment
base for 9-12th grade dropout rates, by race/ethnicity and state:
School year 2000-01 |
| State |
Race/ethnicity |
American Indian/
Alaska Native |
Asian/ Pacific Islander |
Hispanic |
Black, non-Hispanic |
White, non-Hispanic |
Alabama |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
35.5 |
61.8 |
Alaska |
22.2 |
5.7 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
65.4 |
Arizona |
6.9 |
2.3 |
29.7 |
4.4 |
56.8 |
Arkansas |
0.5 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
22.4 |
73.5 |
California |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| |
Colorado |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Connecticut |
0.3 |
2.8 |
11.3 |
13.0 |
72.6 |
Delaware |
0.2 |
2.4 |
4.3 |
28.8 |
64.3 |
District of Columbia |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Florida |
0.2 |
2.2 |
17.9 |
24.3 |
55.4 |
| |
Georgia |
0.2 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
37.3 |
56.8 |
Hawaii |
0.4 |
73.4 |
4.7 |
1.8 |
19.7 |
Idaho |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Illinois |
0.2 |
3.8 |
12.2 |
18.0 |
65.8 |
Indiana |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| |
Iowa |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
92.3 |
Kansas |
1.2 |
2.3 |
6.8 |
7.8 |
82.0 |
Kentucky |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
9.5 |
88.3 |
Louisiana |
0.6 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
42.9 |
53.6 |
Maine |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
96.9 |
| |
Maryland |
0.3 |
4.7 |
4.0 |
35.5 |
55.5 |
Massachusetts |
0.3 |
4.5 |
9.7 |
8.7 |
76.8 |
Michigan |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Minnesota |
1.7 |
4.8 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
85.4 |
Mississippi |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
49.4 |
49.0 |
| |
Missouri |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
15.9 |
81.2 |
Montana |
8.6 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
88.7 |
Nebraska |
1.2 |
1.6 |
5.1 |
5.7 |
86.5 |
Nevada |
1.7 |
6.1 |
21.0 |
9.5 |
61.7 |
New Hampshire |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
95.7 |
| |
New Jersey |
0.2 |
6.8 |
14.0 |
16.3 |
62.7 |
New Mexico |
11.6 |
1.2 |
46.9 |
2.2 |
38.0 |
New York |
0.3 |
6.4 |
16.6 |
19.7 |
56.9 |
North Carolina |
1.4 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
29.2 |
64.5 |
North Dakota |
6.9 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
90.8 |
| |
Ohio |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
13.1 |
84.2 |
Oklahoma |
16.0 |
1.5 |
4.6 |
9.7 |
68.2 |
Oregon |
1.9 |
4.1 |
7.9 |
2.4 |
83.7 |
Pennsylvania |
0.1 |
2.1 |
3.6 |
13.0 |
81.1 |
Rhode Island |
0.5 |
3.4 |
11.0 |
7.3 |
77.7 |
| |
South Carolina |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
40.3 |
57.1 |
South Dakota |
6.6 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
90.5 |
Tennessee |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Texas |
0.3 |
2.9 |
36.0 |
14.1 |
46.7 |
Utah |
1.4 |
2.7 |
6.9 |
0.8 |
88.2 |
| |
Vermont |
0.7 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
96.2 |
Virginia |
0.2 |
4.7 |
4.2 |
24.7 |
66.2 |
Washington |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
West Virginia |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
4.0 |
95.0 |
Wisconsin |
1.3 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
7.8 |
84.3 |
Wyoming |
2.5 |
0.8 |
5.6 |
0.9 |
90.2 |
| Department of Defense (DoD) dependents
schools, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and outlying areas |
DoD schools (overseas) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
DoD schools (domestic) |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Bureau of Indian Affairs |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
American Samoa |
0.0 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Guam |
0.1 |
97.7 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
Northern Marianas |
0.0 |
99.4 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
Puerto Rico |
0.0 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Virgin Islands |
0.1 |
0.1 |
7.8 |
91.3 |
0.6 |
| -Not available. These states do not report dropouts
that conform to the NCES definition. |
| NOTE: Detail may not sum to 100 percent because of
rounding. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center
for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, "Local Education
Agency Universe Dropout and Completion Data File: School Year 2000-01"
Version 1a. |
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